There is no way I am missing out on all this rain :T

[bufudine]

Who: Serph and YOU
Where: Up on the island
When: Any time from morning to night during this week of RAIN RAIN RAIN.
Style: I'll match!
Status: OPEN

[For some reason, the mosasaurus seems to be unusually noisy, roaring and splashing about. There's some pretty sweet waves resulting from it, though they eventually return to your every day stormy weather waves as the mosasaurus sinks back down under the water. Did something piss it off...?

Well, there's a guy floating on his back with his eyes shut not too far from the shore.

...He doesn't seem to be moving.]

Comments

Stupid digital devil butts doing stupid things, gosh 8|

[not_heavens_adam]

[Johnny's wrapped in long trenchcoat and actually covered for once as he walks along the beach, when he notices the very still Serph, though, he leaves the jacket on the sand and rushes into the water to check on his friend.

When Johnny reaches him, he wraps an arm under Serph's shoulders, concern evident even through his sniffling and sick tone.]

Ah-! Serph? Serph! Are you okay?

DDS stands for Digital Devil Stupid, obvs

[bufudine]

[Serph was having a nice, relaxing rest out on the water -- outswimming a creature who made the water home is hard work, you know? -- when suddenly whoa what's happening who is this what--

Serph's eyes instantly snap open.

...Oh. It's just Johnny. That's okay then.

He nods.]

I'm fine.

[See? No injuries or anything! But he does note that Johnny seems less than energetic today, so he shifts so Johnny doesn't have to support him and moves in the general direction of the shore.]

Let's get to land.

[tsundyne]

[Well, normally the rain would be enough to keep Yukari in the bubble; but she's been occasionally coming up to check and see if it's stopped yet. She might spend a few minutes, feeling the rain against her face-- it's nice, as long as it isn't storming or thundering. But she'll usually head back down before long.

Today's no different.

But then she spots someone in the water, so she'll move a little closer to see who it is. She looks mildly concerned for a moment, since it's Serph.

But she doesn't show it right away.]

Not exactly ideal swimming weather, y'know!

[She shouts a bit over the waves and the rain.]

[bufudine]

[Sorry, Yukari, did you say something? Serph can't hear you over the sounds of this TOTALLY IDEAL SWIMMING WEATHER.

Nope, still chilling in the water.]

[tsundyne]

[...

:T Fine, then, don't respond. She'll just walk up and nudge you instead. You're lucky she was already wet anyways.]

Hey!

[Don't you ignore her.]

[bufudine]

[Wow, rude!!

Serph's eyes immediately snap open at the nudge, but he relaxes when he sees it's Yukari. He doesn't really move from his position floating on his back, and opts for giving her a half-hearted wave with his hand.]

Are you going for a swim?

[He sounds a little tired.]

[tsundyne]

[...

...

You didn't hear her at all, did you. But oh well, she's relieved when he opens his eyes, even if it does surprise her a bit to see them snap open so suddenly.]

I wasn't planning on it. But I saw you, so...

[Now she's standing.

In the wet and cold. Derp. She may as well have gone swimming.]

Sounds legit to me :|a

[not_heavens_adam]

[...Okay, if you say so. It's not like he can smell any blood on you. :c

At the suggestion of going back on land, the vampire nods and follows along. He wanted his warm coat back.]

What were you doing?

[bufudine]

[Good work.

Well, if Yukari's going to go for a swim now...]

Be careful. It's difficult to gauge distance in this weather. You may encounter the demon that circles the island.

[You should set Quick Escape before swimming. This is good advice.]

[bufudine]

[Serph doesn't answer until he reaches the shore. And when he does, he pathetically crawls out of the water and flops gracelessly onto the beach, looking a lot like a drowned dog.

He doesn't tire easily and tends not to make a show of it when he is, but he's really tired.]

Resting.

[This is a totally legit answer.]

[tsundyne]

[...Sure. If such a thing existed in Persona 3 land.

Unfortunately, Isis's skills are definitely set, and none of them include fire or anything that would dry them off or keep them warm here.]

Is that what happened to you?

[Actually, she hasn't really heard of a demon living near the island. But she doesn't doubt it.]

[bufudine]

[Well, as long as Yukari seems okay with talking to him while he's busy being a log in the water, he's not going to suggest going the short distance back to shore. Because effort.

He makes a noise that sort of sounds like agreement.]

...It's very fast.

[not_heavens_adam]

[Johnny doesn't flop down just yet. Instead he strips down to nothing but his thong underwear and new, dry, clothes are materializing into place. Once he's redressed, he flops down next to Serph and offers him a towel he made.]

In the middle of the sea? And with that creature out there?

[Really, Serph?]

[bufudine]

[...What just.

. . . . . . Okay, Johnny can make clothes appear out of nowhere. He can accept that. Like he's accepting the towel. Though what is the point of giving him a towel when it's still pouring? Now it's hard to tell whether the towel is wet from Serph or wet from rain. Maybe both.

If he could muster the effort, he'd make a dismissive gesture.]

The demon swims further out.

[A pause. It was pretty hard to tell how far out he'd been.]

...I think it was tired of chasing me.

[rainbowarch]

[Clear, sunny days are amazing and all, but Cielo enjoys a good rainy day once in a while. It reminds him of the Junkyard, the world he and the others left behind. And there's something just exhilarating about flying in the rain. So that's exactly what he's doing - zooming here and there. He's figured out exactly how far out the barrier that surrounds the island goes and no longer does he smack into it. He flies alongside it, making a huge loop around the island. When he reaches the beach, he can hear the Mosasaurs roaring. He pays no attention to it. It's not like it can catch him! He decides to descend and touch the water. But as he does, he notices there's something else notable besides the fish demon thing in the water.

...

Serph. Is that you? Cielo makes his way over to his dear leader and hovers above him for a moment before nudging him with his head.]

[bufudine]

[jdkshf something is attacking him oh no wait that's just Cielo.

Serph's eyes are definitely open now. What is it? Can't a guy relax in the middle of the ocean while looking like a dead body?]

[rainbowarch]

Hey.

[And he's going to dive right into the water. When he resurfaces, Cielo is back in his human form.]

You by yourself today, bro?

[tsundyne]

[...Well, he does look pretty comfortable, she has to admit. She does remember; she's been told multiple times that it rained a lot in the Junkyard, so he's likely used to it.

But still...

The wet and the gross and now this demon.]

Maybe we shouldn't stay long.

[raincoats]

[ well, he had already been out here today, umbrella in tote; already witnessed the hanamura kid making a fool out of himself in this weather too, but now he's squinting into the distance.

what is that... daring to venture closer to the anomaly floating in the ocean and—

.. jesus christ is that a dead body??

there's a 'thump' in his chest because man oh man he hates this kind of stuff ew, ew, ew..! maybe if he just... slowly backs away and gets the fuck out of here!

—nope, too late; he's visibly leaning over a bit and holding a hand over his mouth in an attempt to keep a wretching cough at bay. augh, wrong place, wrong time... ]

[closedcircuit]

[It's the splashing from the mosasaurus that first draws Ky up and towards the water, but as soon as he sees the body floating he frowns. Oh dear.

Ky doesn't really think before plunging into the water -- his uniform was mostly soaked from the rain already, really, but it definitely hampers his movement. He still manages to draw close enough to Serph, hand reaching out to his shoulder to check -- and hope -- if he might still be alive.]

[not_heavens_adam]

[Johnny's got his warm coat on to keep the water out as much as possible and he just huddles further into it. Cold vampire is cold and sick.]

Demon...? I thought...isn't it just a dinosaur?

[It looked like a dinosaur to him.]

Why was it chasing you?

[blitz_acing]

[Tidus felt tempted to watch the waves in this weather. He could have swam in them, but for now he's content to just let the rain splash off his face and shoulders. That is, until he notices Serph. What the?! He jumps in and reaches him in seconds, pulling him up.]

Serph?!

[bufudine]

[...But what is a dinosaur? He doesn't ask that, though.]

It's difficult to gauge distance in this weather. I wandered into its territory.

[Cue the fastest swimming while transforming he's ever had to do. He even had to bust out a bunch of magic just to slow it down to a speed that wasn't torpedoing right at him.

Serph turns his head to look at Johnny. Man, Johnny looks pathetic today. Even worse than him. Maybe.]

You seem...

[...It doesn't look like a stomachache...]

...unwell.

[bufudine]

[Okay, okay, fine, he'll move. It'd probably be easier to get some decent rest on the beach, anyway. Serph doesn't make any indication of his agreement other than to turn and make for the shore.

Yukari might be used to seeing Serph being at the peak of health all the time. He's never shown signs of being tired or unwell, after all.

Not so today.

Today he is dragging himself out of the water and practically collapsing onto the sandy beach.]

[bufudine]

[Wow, Cielo, you better not be splashing him when you do that!

Either way, Serph's eyes are closed again and answers Cielo with a halfhearted wave of the hand. It's supposed to mean "Yeah" but to be honest, it looks more like a hand flop.]